Akeela Guiding Alkaskans To Better Lives
3050 5th Avenue
Ketchikan, AK 99901

About Akeela Guiding Alkaskans To Better Lives
Akeela Ketchikan Gateway Outpatient Substance Use Treatment, in Ketchikan, Alaska, provides outpatient addiction recovery services for adults. Their levels of care include intensive outpatient (IOP) and standard outpatient (OP) programming. They also offer intervention services and aftercare planning and support, including specialized services for young adults, LGBTQ+ persons, and persons with co-occurring addiction and mental illness.
Clients receive medical and mental health assessments, personalized care planning, and comprehensive case management. They also engage in intensive, trauma-informed individual, group, and family counseling. The program promotes clients’ sustained sobriety and successful reintegration into their home, workplace, and community through robust recovery-focused life skills training, including an emphasis on self-care and relapse prevention. Their aftercare services are designed to ensure a complete continuum of care aligned with clients’ evolving needs and may include 12 step program induction, career counseling, peer coaching, and referrals for medical, mental health, and social service programs.
Payment options include private insurance, military insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, financial aid, sliding scale payment assistance, and self-pay.
Amenities
Addiction Treatment Programs
Teen & Adolescent Program
Each young adult program in Alaska focuses on meeting the social, educational, psychological, physical, and spiritual needs of young adults who are struggling with addiction. Programs vary from inpatient to outpatient, offering different levels of care.Adult Program
Each adult program in Alaska is unique, but they all share the same goal of recovery. These programs offer treatment of substance abuse disorders for individuals 18 and older. Methods typically include a combination of therapies, medication, and social support.Alcoholism
Alcohol rehab in Alaska provides a combination of psychotherapeutic and medical methods to treat alcohol dependency. The aim of treatment is to help participants learn how to achieve and maintain sobriety and live a healthy lifestyle, free from the consequences caused by alcohol abuse.Men's Rehab
Gender-specific addiction treatment can target recovery issues faced by men. Men’s rehab in Alaska focuses on challenges specific to males as they struggle with alcohol or drug use disorders.Women's Rehab
The techniques used to treat substance use disorders among men don’t always work as effectively with women. That’s why women’s rehab in Alaska provides gender-specific treatment that focuses on the unique needs of women.Opioid Treatment
Opioid rehab in Alaska is designed to help individuals cease destructive, opioid-dependent behaviors and guide them to recovery. Treatment addresses physical, mental, and emotional issues that drive these behaviors.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
In Alaska, cognitive behavioral therapy is used widely in substance use disorder treatment. It helps by teaching people how to address problematic feelings and thoughts so they can overcome addiction and move forward in recovery.Senior Drug & Alcohol Rehab
Elderly rehab in Alaska offers specialized addiction treatment for senior adults. Programs are typically for ages 55 and older or 65 and older. Treatment is tailored to the unique circumstances and needs of the elderly population.Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT)
Rational emotive behavioral therapy in Alaska focuses on how irrational beliefs negatively influence a person’s behavior. Treatment helps the person see how their beliefs drive their reactions and behaviors and helps them redirect their thoughts to prevent addictive behaviors.Levels of Care
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